Posts Tagged as ‘state of the race’

February 20, 2009

NY-20 Special Election date set

Sorry I’ve been MIA for the past few weeks.  Long story short, I no longer have internet access between Sunday night and Friday morning, so this has kind of fallen by the wayside.
In case you haven’t heard, we finally have a probable date for the special election in NY-20:
Gov. David Paterson announced Wednesday that the [...]

January 13, 2009

Even Tim “The Eyebrow” Kaine thinks Bob McDonnell will win

Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine recently stopped talking about how awesome he is long enough to comment on the 2009 gubernatorial election in Virginia.  Here’s what he had to say:
Kaine said he regards Attorney General Bob McDonnell, the likely GOP nominee, as the favorite because of the state’s “32-year curse.” Kaine was referring to the pattern [...]

August 4, 2008

Upcoming: My conference call with Jeff Beatty

This weekend I had the opportunity to speak to senatorial candidate Jeff Beatty.  I’ll try to type up the info tonight.
In the meantime, why not send him a donation?

August 4, 2008

Can LTC West’s military fearlessness carry him over the edge?

Fighting an incumbent politician is hard, but Vince Mariano at The State of Sunshine thinks LTC Allen West’s military background and fighting spirit could lead him to victory in November (links from the original):
Surely due in no small part to his military background, LTC West is a fearless individual blessed with outstanding oratorical skills. I [...]

July 31, 2008

How competitive is Maryland’s 1st District?

According to Stu Rothenberg, not very (emphasis, links in the original):
Prominent political observer Stu Rothenberg put out his latest House rankings on Tuesday, and yet again, the 1st District was not on his list of competitive races — meaning it’s safe for the incumbent party and its nominee, Andy Harris.
While that is welcome news, Rothenberg [...]